ADELANTO: Woman arrested after allegedly holding phone hostage

A woman was arrested in Victorville after she allegedly held another person’s phone for ransom.

Delfina Gutierrez, 46, was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, for alleged extortion, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department press release.

A woman told authorities that lost her phone at Carl’s Jr. in Adelanto and called it to know if someone had found it. Gutierrez allegedly answered the phone and said she would return it but only for $100 cash. The unidentified woman made arrangements to meet Gutierrez at a gas station in Victorville. When she arrived, deputies arrested her and booked her at the West Valley Detention Center in lieu of $35,000.